For fighters who fail drug tests, the NSAC traditionally hands out temporary suspensions pending a more formal hearing at a later date. So next week’s meeting should be largely uneventful and a simple part of the administrative process.

Former UFC middleweight champion Silva (34-6 MMA, 17-2 UFC) earned a decision victory over ex-Strikeforce welterweight titleholder Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) in UFC 182’s pay-per-view event on Jan. 31. However, both fighters failed drug tests. Following the Las Vegas event, the NSAC announced Silva failed an out-of-competition drug test due to drostanolone metabolites, which indicate the use of an anabolic steroid, as well as androsterone, a form of endogenous testosterone. Diaz, meanwhile, failed a post-fight drug test due to marijuana metabolites, his third such offense.